passivity
Example Sentences
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At first I couldn’t come up with even a basic story idea, but in a stroke of visionary passivity, I outsourced the job to Sora’s famous cousin, ChatGPT.
From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025
Far from improving conditions, diplomatic passivity has allowed the government to dig in its heels, intensifying repression and exacerbating the humanitarian crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
Director Nancy Medina’s staging, circumnavigating a theatrical circle, lifts the audience out of its proscenium passivity into something almost immersive and definitely interactive.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025
Today, Phillips sees Bosnia, which he described as “preventable,” as a warning and symbol of what happens when the international community confuses neutrality with inaction and peacekeeping with passivity.
From Salon • Jul. 31, 2025
Off the field he was quiet, serene, and smart as a whip, his passivity neatly hiding an astounding determination to succeed.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
